1. Binance CEO CZ Hints at Creation of Fiat-to-Crypto Exchange in Argentina
CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Changpeng Zhao, has hinted at the creation of a new fiat-to-crypto exchange in Argentina in a tweet sent on March 9.
The tweet was in reply to a piece published by crypto news website CoinSpice. Zhao’s comment contained in the tweet apparently suggested that Binance has plans to establish a fiat-to-cryptocurrency exchange in Argentina. More precisely, the tweet stated: “Guess where we will have a new fiat-to-crypto exchange?”.
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩✩
2. Invesco Launches Blockchain-Focused ETF On London Stock Exchange
Just weeks after JPM introduced its own in-house stablecoin, the Financial Times reported Saturday that the world’s biggest blockchain-focused ETF will begin trading on the London Stock Exchange on Monday. The fund will focus on companies with exposure to the emerging technology such as companies from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing to more established US-traded companies like Microsoft and Intel. Its total portfolio upon launch will include 48 companies.
[Source: Zerohedge] ✩✩✩✩
3. Neema CEO: Marshall Islands Digital Currency Needs Work to Satisfy US Regulatory Concerns
The Marshall Islands’ government upcoming digital currency, which will be launched in partnership with Israeli startup Neema, still needs work in order to placate United States financial regulators. English-language Israeli media The Times of Israel reported on the currency’s progress on March 9
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩✩
4. Texas bill will require identity verification to use cryptocurrencies
A bill has been proposed in the state of Texas by Phil Stephenson that would require a person receiving cryptocurrencies as payment to first “verify the identity of the person sending payment.” However, according to the bill, verification is not required “if the payment is sent by a verified identity digital currency.”
[Source: TheBlockCrypto] ✩✩✩✩
5. Founder of Ripple-Backed Startup Pushes for Mass XRP Adoption at 3.3 Million Online Stores
The founder of a Ripple-backed startup wants to bring XRP to the forefront of e-commerce. Wietse Wind, whose company XRPL Labs recently received two to three years worth of funding from Ripple, has created a bounty that will go to any developer who builds a plugin that integrates XRP with WooCommerce. XRP enthusiasts can contribute to the bounty, which has so far reached more than 3,000 XRP worth about $950.U sed by an estimated 3.3 million websites, WooCommerce is one of the leading payment platforms on the web.
[Source: DailyHodl] ✩✩✩✩
6. US District Attorney Charges OneCoin Founders With ‘Billions’ in Alleged Fraud
A United States District Attorney has charged the founders of an international cryptocurrency pyramid scheme that involved the marketing of an allegedly fraudulent digital currency called “OneCoin.” The announcement was published by the U.S. Attorney Office of the Southern District of New York on March 8..
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩✩
7. Fidelity Digital Assets Platform Goes Live With Select Clients
Fidelity Digital Assets, the digital currency wing of United States financial services giant Fidelity, is now live with a select group of clients, the firm announced on March 8.
In a tweet, the firm wrote: “We are live with a select group of eligible clients and will continue rolling out slowly. Our solutions are focused on the needs of hedge funds, family offices, pensions, endowments, other institutional investors.”
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩✩
8. Confirmed: 19 Companies Using XRP to Power Cross-Border Payments — The Ripple Effect
A total of 19 companies now say they’re either using or plan to implement XRP to power cross-border payments.
Ripple has confirmed that four crypto exchanges are on board with the company’s XRP-based payment solution xRapid: Bittrex, Coins.ph, Bitso and Bitstamp. The exchanges will help banks and financial institutions move fiat across borders, using XRP as a bridge currency.
[Source: DailyHodl] ✩✩✩
9. The SEC’s Guidelines and Statements Show That It’s Slowly Learning to Accept ICOs
Initially, notices by the SEC were used to emphasize the potentially fraudulent or dangerous nature of initial coin offerings, with its first-ever Investor Bulletin on ICOs concluding with a summary of “potential warning signs of investment fraud.” However, even if it followed this up with a number of investor “alerts,” its current guidelines have taken a more balanced tone, treating ICOs as an established feature of the financial landscape that may nonetheless require a certain degree of diligence on the part of investors.
[Source: Cointelegraph] ✩✩✩✩
10. Monero Upgrade Successful: Improved ASIC Resistance, Security, and Privacy
Monero successfully completed a scheduled protocol upgrade (hard fork) on Mar. 9th. The upgrade includes tweaks to the PoW algorithm for better ASIC-resistance, changes to mitigate big bang attacks, and increased transaction homogeneity to further improve privacy.
[Source: Cryptoslate] ✩✩✩✩
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